NOT many people can claim they’ve had a number one record written about them but Wirral-born musician Dave Balfe is one of them.

Much water has flowed under the bridge since David Balfe and David Hughes last worked together in 1978, in the Wirral synth-pop band Dalek I Love You. But now the pair have reunited in the new musical collaboration Late Transmissions.

Behind Late Transmissions are David Balfe and David Hughes – two friends who last played together in the Merseyside post-punk scene. Balfe, playing with Big In Japan and The Teardrop Explodes, went on to be a producer, publisher and founder of both Zoo Records and Food Records, signing Blur and Echo & The Bunnymen among many others. On 1st May 2026 the two friends released their brand new album, THE HEART WANTS WHAT IT WANTS which sees them team up with Eve Quartermain, and sees Late Transmissio

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Late Transmissions is a new group that reunites David Balfe (Teardrop Explodes, Zoo & Food Records company executive) with David Hughes (Dalek I Love You, Film and TV Soundtracks producer) with torch singer Joanna Brown, who adopted the name Eve Quartermain. They release an album `The Heart Wants What It Wants` which is a thinly […]

Our deserved glowing album review gave Late Transmissions’ “The Heart Wants What It Wants” five stars – hailing stunning singer Eve Quartermain “a real find”. But Eve’s background is shrouded in mystery. Until now… With that unmistakable scouse accent, the telephone is answered bang on 2pm by a female voice who is asked […]

Late Transmissions starring Eve Quartermain / The Heart Wants What It Wants LP / 1 May

Late Transmissions Starring Eve Quartermain: The Heart Wants What It Wants (Music Saves) All formats available Released 1st May Buy Here Merseyside’s

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

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(5 / 5) “The Heart Wants What It Wants”, the debut album from Late Transmissions starring Eve Quartermain, is a striking piece of cinematic pop – where lush ’60s orchestration collides with jazz inflections and shadowy ’90s noir beats. It doesn’t just sound like a record; it feels like a film unfolding in […]

Tracklist:1. Avenging Angel2. The Heart Wants What It Wants3. Lightning Never Strikes Twice4. I Ruin Everything5. A Little Drop of Poison6. I’m Done With London7. He’ an Unexploded Bomb8. Starlight Lounge9. The Kiss That Kills10. What Went Wrong11. She Finds Love Wherever She CanI don’t think I’ve ever heard an album like this one. I’m not sure there’s been anything like this in a long time, if ever. It’s out via Music Saves, on the 1st of May, time for a bit of pre-saving, I think! There is als

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I’M DONE WITH LONDON SINGLE // OUT NOW THE HEART WANTS WHAT IT WANTS LP // 1 MAY “You know that what goes on in London …” Ahead of their much-anticipated debut album The Heart Wants What It Wants, Late Transmissions starring Eve Quartermain unveil a new track – the gloriously bombastic I’m Done With […]

Late Transmissions are a band new band two of whom have a lot of pedigree and one of whom is possibly the vocal surprise of the year. You have probably never heard of them, but this is one of those unique times that you have the opportunity to say I was into that band before they were massive, and based on these two songs, they are going to be absolutely massive.There is an album coming in May but I’m not sure I can wait that long; I’d love to review it for this site as I can imagine its going t

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The title track from Eve Quartermain’s stunning debut album “The Heart Wants What It Wants”, that debut album arrives early in 2026 #evequartermain #latetran…